This makes it all the more likely that this entire incident was planned: the idea was to scare school officials with a suspicious-looking object and then cry “Islamophobia.” And it is all working beyond, I expect, even their wildest expectations. Be sure to read the detailed explanation here; all I’ve reproduced below are some of the most important conclusions.

“Reverse Engineering Ahmed Mohamed’s Clock… and Ourselves,” by Anthony, ArtVoice, September 17, 2015 (thanks to all who sent this in):

…So there you have it folks, Ahmed Mohamad did not invent, nor build a clock. He took apart an existing clock, and transplanted the guts into a pencil box, and claimed it was his own creation. It all seems really fishy to me.